Extreme snow sports wins and fails

Christmas is two weeks away, and the golf offseason has finally arrived … right in the middle of the 2017-18 PGA Tour season. I don’t really understand it, but I’m going to enjoy it because golf cranks up again just a few weeks after Christmas with the two-tournament Hawaii swing, and then we’re off on our nine-month journey. There is, of course, all kinds of intrigue going into the 2018 calendar year. There already was before Tiger Woods started swinging his driver like he was Tony Finau down in the Bahamas two weeks ago, and now that intrigue has been

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Rising from the ashes: How a golf club that burned to the ground helped revitalize the town around it

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5 reasons why extreme sports on Mars will be out of this world

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Each December, Sun City golfers take on one of the most fun and most challenging games of the year during the annual Superintendent’s Revenge. From maneuvering around giant inflatables to putting with a hockey stick, residents faced a new obstacle at every hole during the tournament held at Argent Lakes and Okatie Creek golf courses Dec. 5. The annual tournament, now in its sixth year, is an opportunity for residents to not only have fun, but to give back to the community as well. Each player brought at least one new, unwrapped toy or book donation for Bluffton Self Help.

LeBron praises Lonzo, sees first-year parallels

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Steelers Player Who Stood Alone During The National Anthem Says He “Made A Mistake”

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and former Army ranger Alejandro Villanueva made headlines Sunday when he stood alone on the field with his hand over his heart during the national anthem.

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Leading up to the game, coach Mike Tomlin said that the Steelers would not be on the field for the anthem after President Trump criticized NFL players who have knelt during the pre-game ceremony.

The protests began in 2016 with Colin Kaepernick, then of the San Francisco 49ers, and spread to dozens of other players on different teams. In response to Trump's comments, numerous players knelt, locked arms, or remained seated during the national anthem at games over the weekend.

Immediately after Villanueva was spotted alone Sunday, his jersey became the top seller on NFLshop.com, conservatives hailed him as a “hero,” and supporters took to Twitter to thank him.

But a day later, Villanueva expressed embarrassment about the situation, saying that it was actually an accident that he ended up standing by himself during the national anthem.

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During a news conference Monday, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said that at a meeting the night before the game against the Chicago Bears, some players suggested the team should kneel or sit during the anthem, while others wanted to stand.

In an effort to remain unified, the players decided they would all remain in the tunnel leading to the field, Roethlisberger said.

However, Villanueva said that in the moments before the game he ended up separated from his teammates as a group of Bears fans and people carrying a flag exited the field through the same tunnel.

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When Villanueva realized he was alone, he considered walking back to his teammates.

“At that moment, you know, it was the decision of, do you walk out of the national anthem and join your teammates?” he said. “I know that would look extremely bad. Or as a team, do you start moving halfway through the national anthem?”

“We butchered our plan to sort of have a response for the national anthem and respect everyone’s opinion,” he added.

Roethlisberger also expressed regret Monday, saying he wished “we would have continued down” to Villanueva.

Responding to the ensuing controversy Monday, Villanueva said that “this national anthem ordeal has been out of control,” adding that “I feel embarrassed to a degree.”

Villanueva said that both his team and other players in the NFL are “extremely patriotic” and that the team wasn't trying to make a political statement.

“I've made Coach [Mike] Tomlin look bad, and that is my fault and that is my fault only, I've made my teammates look bad and that is my fault and my fault only, and I made the Steelers look bad and that is my fault and my fault only,” he said.

“So unwilling I've made a mistake,” the player continued. “Unfortunately, I threw them under the bus, unintentionally.”

When asked about Trump's comments, Villanueva responded that “I'll stick to football” and said he had no comment. He also said that he wasn't going to tell anyone how they should respond to the national anthem.

“People who are taking a knee are not saying anything negative about the military, they’re not saying anything negative about the flag,” he said. “They’re just trying to protest the fact that there’s some injustices in America. And for people to stand up for the national anthem it doesn’t mean that they don’t believe in these racial injustices, they’re just trying to do the right thing.”